Is anyone else finding that the chests etc in Elona are always empty??
I mainly play a warrior who's played through all the campaigns and now nearly completed all the side missions in Normal mode. I've started some hard mode missions, but tend to support my guildies in missions with the aim that we are all at the same place in the game and can work through hard mode together.
A number of them have had the chests etc in Elona reset a couple of times and have been able to reopen with their main and other characters.
However, mine have only reset once and that was back in Feburary. I try each time one of them say they have reset, but they never have.
I know people have theories about how they reset and i've looked into that, but what i am wondering is if anyone else has had the same issue as me or if i have a bug somewhere?
(note - i know you can make as much cash in an evening from farming etc but free stuff is always nice!)
Cheers!
Elona free chests / do not touch etc never reset?
Cassandra Tanacel
Yarghetaus
Well I always wait at least 1 month before reopening them, and it has been working all the time (I open them only with one char though).
Now that you made me think of, it's time again to get my free stuff gift.
Now that you made me think of, it's time again to get my free stuff gift.
genofreek
Apparently you need to wait about 4-6 weeks for delivery. 
I'm thinking the treasure hiders get their prizes vis UPS.
That's the theory I believe in, anyway.
I'm thinking the treasure hiders get their prizes vis UPS.That's the theory I believe in, anyway.
Sir Pandra Pierva
Its Been 2 months for my ele and it still hasn't reset I wish Anet would acutally make them work on a set schedual.
Also does anyone know if you touch do they reset the time there even if they were empty
Also does anyone know if you touch do they reset the time there even if they were empty
KamikazeChicken
My main character has only had the chests reset once, but any other character can open them again after ~1 month. :\
Pleikki
YEh i noticed it varies Nec had ~ 4-5months For reset but most do 1-2months..
but yeah too lazy open em anymore
but yeah too lazy open em anymore
Rachel Crow
I only get purples on my main character for opening them all now, but i've re-opened them about 8 times already with golds.
Keithark
are you sure you are waiting a full month? Each time you try to re-open they get reset even if it was empty so if you open in 28 days and it is mty then it will reset for another 30
Wildi
they reset for me every 4 weeks or so
VitisVinifera
I think the more you have opened them, the longer the reset time is. My main char, my warrior, has hit them 4 times I think, and it was months of me checking and couldn't get them. Much later, while vanquishing, I hit them again, and they were reset. The thing is, after the 2nd time, it appears they all will always give grapes (and the occasional ruby/diamond/sapph), and the reduced gold drop. It's not really worth the effort after the 2nd time, unless you just happen to be there.
Lord Natural
After a few rounds of chest runs every 1-2 months it's all grapes and small amounts of gold anyway. Maybe as an xmas present anet could reset them back to their original state, hint hint
Kook~NBK~
I had the same problem with my Mesmer. I'd check a chest every 2-3 weeks and they didn't reset. I finally stopped checking and about 1-1/2 month after I checked, they were reset again. I waited another 30 days or so and they had reset again.
My advice is: Don't check even one chest/treasure for at least 30 days. That should get you going. Also, it appears that the longer you wait between raiding the chests, the better the drops are, to a certian extent.
My advice is: Don't check even one chest/treasure for at least 30 days. That should get you going. Also, it appears that the longer you wait between raiding the chests, the better the drops are, to a certian extent.
Brianna
ALL my chars chests reset EXCEPT my Ele's.. for some reason, after 4 months, they just wont.
Longasc
Brianna, I had a similar problem. My main char, Necro, did not get the chests reset for over 3-4 months, too. All others had exact 4 weeks/1 month reset periods.
Do not give up hope, I finally got some purples...^^ - chests give less each new run you do. Vabbi and Torment luckily often give gems, that do not seem to be affected by the deteriorating drop quality.
Do not give up hope, I finally got some purples...^^ - chests give less each new run you do. Vabbi and Torment luckily often give gems, that do not seem to be affected by the deteriorating drop quality.
IslandHermet
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Is anyone else finding that the chests etc in Elona are always empty??
I mainly play a warrior who's played through all the campaigns and now nearly completed all the side missions in Normal mode. I've started some hard mode missions, but tend to support my guildies in missions with the aim that we are all at the same place in the game and can work through hard mode together. A number of them have had the chests etc in Elona reset a couple of times and have been able to reopen with their main and other characters. However, mine have only reset once and that was back in Feburary. I try each time one of them say they have reset, but they never have. I know people have theories about how they reset and i've looked into that, but what i am wondering is if anyone else has had the same issue as me or if i have a bug somewhere? (note - i know you can make as much cash in an evening from farming etc but free stuff is always nice!) Cheers! |
you have to wait 30 days for them to reset I know this because I have opened them 1 time every 30 days with each of my chars since they came out. and if you try to open 1 to soon they ALL RESET for another 30 days. Next time you want to open these do it and wright the exact date and time down on a piece of paper you will not lose.
Sir Seifus Halbred
I always forget to check the free treasures.(keyless chests, w/e it is called)
IslandHermet
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I had the same problem with my Mesmer. I'd check a chest every 2-3 weeks and they didn't reset. I finally stopped checking and about 1-1/2 month after I checked, they were reset again. I waited another 30 days or so and they had reset again.
My advice is: Don't check even one chest/treasure for at least 30 days. That should get you going. Also, it appears that the longer you wait between raiding the chests, the better the drops are, to a certian extent. |
ShadowbaneX
I think it has to do with play time. What's highly annoying to me is that for some reason all they drop now are purples. How the hell am I going to advance my wisdom title with nothing but purples?
WinterSnowblind
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you have to wait 30 days for them to reset I know this because I have opened them 1 time every 30 days with each of my chars since they came out. and if you try to open 1 to soon they ALL RESET for another 30 days. Next time you want to open these do it and wright the exact date and time down on a piece of paper you will not lose.
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I've been opening mine on a pretty regular basis with five of my characters. You can open them every month, but it has to be exactly one month, and if you try and open any one of them before they have reset, you'll have to wait another 30 days. Just be patient.
Unfortunately, the more you open them, the worse the drops get. After three or four times it isn't really worth doing.
Saraphim
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This is correct.
I've been opening mine on a pretty regular basis with five of my characters. You can open them every month, but it has to be exactly one month, and if you try and open any one of them before they have reset, you'll have to wait another 30 days. Just be patient. Unfortunately, the more you open them, the worse the drops get. After three or four times it isn't really worth doing. |
Also worth noting, if you farm the early chests too much before you get to the higher reward chests by the time you get to them they spit out junk. I opened teh Domain of Pain chest on my ranger yesterday, she'd never been there before and she got 700 gold and a crap purple instead of the 2/3 plat + a gold.
upier
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I'll second that, spot on. I wait 32 days usually, and I have a little text file with the last opened date on them. They do get worse, but I still do them anyway as it's a little bit of guaranteed cash when I'm bored.
Also worth noting, if you farm the early chests too much before you get to the higher reward chests by the time you get to them they spit out junk. I opened teh Domain of Pain chest on my ranger yesterday, she'd never been there before and she got 700 gold and a crap purple instead of the 2/3 plat + a gold. |
And yeah - making a time table FTW!
Asprah
I have opened treasure chests 4 or 5 times already and I never get nothing but purple now,no matter how long I wait.
EinherjarMx
in my personal experience, by the third time you open the treasure chest you only get grapes, no matter how long you wait, i've waited more than 4 months to open them and nothing
so, i only open them 3 times and forget about them, is not worth the time, it would be nice if the really reset at least every 4 months
so, i only open them 3 times and forget about them, is not worth the time, it would be nice if the really reset at least every 4 months
Aerian_Skybane
I have done two characters through it, and documented times/reset periods. It is in fact somewhere between 30-35 days before you can touch them. I wait 40 just in case. They are on a per-character basis (I staggered the tests), and each subsequent opening, regardless of how long you wait between openings, are consecutively worse drops and cash.
A new character I imported to Kamadan got the best drops first time though, after I had gone through with the other two chars 4 times each at staggered intervals.
If you touch the chests before they reset, their reset timer restarts. Keep track of when you do it, and you will have some sort of income to work for every 40 days by my safety schedule
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A new character I imported to Kamadan got the best drops first time though, after I had gone through with the other two chars 4 times each at staggered intervals.
If you touch the chests before they reset, their reset timer restarts. Keep track of when you do it, and you will have some sort of income to work for every 40 days by my safety schedule
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DarkGanni
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ALL my chars chests reset EXCEPT my Ele's.. for some reason, after 4 months, they just wont.
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Morgenstern
I wait a month, and then another week, just to make sure. The theory that the month resets if you try too early seems pretty decent
Ken34
they do reset every month, I should know, i do treasure chest runs with all of my characters, you get some good stuff like shadow items and sundering mods etc, sometimes it feels more profitable than farming, lol. but about a month ago i did them, and now im doing them again, and the items and gold are dropping again, so yea, they do reset.
Crom The Pale
The reset time seams fixed for me, every 30days they all reset, but the quality of items has dropped off signifficantly.
Now all of my chars opened chests in december, out of 9 chars, I got 4golds 2 diamonds and the rest were all purples.
Now all of my chars opened chests in december, out of 9 chars, I got 4golds 2 diamonds and the rest were all purples.
Cassandra Tanacel
so over 30 days seems to be the agreed time then - thanks for all the comments - fingers crossed, ill be getting some freebies in the new year!
Konrow
Yes its been said since the beginning that the approximate wait time is a month. I usually give it 5-6 weeks. If you want to tho go every two months. There is speculation that the longer you wait the better the prizes get. I haven't opened them in a while (forgot), so i'll see. I know that originally i started to get worse and worse treasure drops each month.
ValaOfTheFens
A good way to keep the quality of treasures up is to stop as soon as you get a grape. On my Necro I usually start getting grapes at the 2nd or 3rd chest I open in Kourna. The Istan treasures are hardly worth it if you're level 20 anyway. They always give me Soul Spires and Paragon shields anyway. *lol* Anyway, I open every other month. My next date is January 15.